Greek company HELLENIC SUGAR as a socially responsible company together with the regional business magazine GLOBE, held a conference entitled A cube for a smile, regarding Migrants Day and a charity group project, presenting previous work and plans for the coming year. The aim of the action is for every migrant child to get the New Year gift by the end of the year, to return smile on their faces and show that there is someone who cares.
Three collective centers have been visited by now, shared 155 gifts in Divljani, Pirot, and Dimitrovgrad. On December 13th, they are going to visit children in Krnjaca, on December 18th migrants camp in Vranje and on 25th the largest migrant camp in Presevo.
The Charity was supported by Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs led by Minister Djordjevic, Lebanon Ambassador his Excellency Tufic Jabeer and General manager of the National Theater, Dejan Savic.
During the conference several people gave speech, Milenko Nikic, chancellor in the Ministry of labour and Employment who is responsible for migrants, Toufic Jabeer, the Ambassador of Lebanon in Belgrade, Dejan Savic, General manager of the National Theatre in Belgrade, Hristos Alexopoulous, PR for Hellenic sugar and Mirela Krajinovic editor in chief for the GLOBE magazine.
The ambassador, Toufic Jabeer, in his speech showed support and appreciation for the project, the magazine, the company Hellenic sugar, as well as the Government. He also stated that Serbia has shown to be open and ready to accept all who need help and expressed special thanks to the president Mr Aleksandar Vucic, as the president who has enabled the migrants feel safe and secure in Serbia.
The support of the national Theatre as Dejan Savic states, for the children far away from their homes, enables to spend the Christmas holidays in the company of Santa Clause and special program, as well as the New Year gifts provided by Hellenic sugar.
Hristos Alexopulos, Pr for Hellenic sugar, as the sponsor of the charity said that he has recognized the effort The government of Serbia takes, particularly the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs and have decided to join the charity. The company regarding its 15th Anniversary in Serbia as well as 105th Anniversary of the oldest sugar factory in Serbia, Give support and along with the GLOBE magazine have set up the charity. The efforts to provide rights and living conditions for the migrants to reside in our county with dignity can metaphorically be described as a marathon, not a 100 m race.
Recognizable solidarity of our people, organizations and The government has shown how to prevent racism and xenophobia and thus we set an example to the other countries and individuals in Europe.
Milenko Nikic, chancellor in the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs expressed his thanks to the Company and the magazine, as socially responsible companies, and invited all companies who are able to support and continue this action through various projects. Children are our future, and we should invest in them, regardless of whether they will stay in Serbia, migrate to Germany, Sweden or other European countries. We are trying to provide childhood and education. The Ministry will support similar projects in the future.
The message of this conference and charity is We can do better together. Give support.